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The Ghazal
Fall 2022
Home is Where Your Mom Is: Religion, Domesticity, and Art in “Jewel House Ghazal”
Home is Where Your Mom Is: Religion, Domesticity, and Art in “Jewel House Ghazal”
If a waltz could be transcribed, it would probably take the form of a ghazal. The dancers are the poet and poem itself, set to the…
Annabelle Neidl
Sep 10, 2022
Ghazal & Repetition
Ghazal & Repetition
Dating back to seventh-century Arabia, the ghazal is a form of Arabian poetry consisting of independent couplets that contrast in theme yet…
Hunter Mulvey
Sep 11, 2022
Dissecting Poetic Form: Ghazal
Dissecting Poetic Form: Ghazal
Originating in Arabia, the Ghazal is a poetic form consisting of at least five couplets. A Ghazal format consists of the malta, the…
kenz ★
Sep 11, 2022
Ghazal & Repetition
Ghazal & Repetition
A Ghazal is a form of poetry rooted in Arabic culture, traditionally about love and loss. It uses repetition as a way to convey an emotion…
Laura Hunt
Sep 10, 2022
Ghazals And Repetition
Ghazals And Repetition
Ghazals are originally Arabic poems with a structure dependent on repetition. Within these poems, there are independent couplets that have…
Nora Diede
Sep 11, 2022
Spring 2022
Trapped in the Ghazal
Trapped in the Ghazal
The Ghazal is an Arabic poetic form that consists of five or more couplets pulled together by a strict pattern. The opening couplet…
Dan Camaj
Jan 31, 2022
Jewel House Ghazal
Jewel House Ghazal
“Jewel House Ghazal” by Rafique Kathwari tells a very emotional story of the writer missing their mother. It seems that the author is using…
Emily DeVito
Jan 30, 2022
Sara’s Ghazal
Sara’s Ghazal
Ghazal originally was an Arabic verse form that dealt with loss and love. The form of the poem has its own intricate rhyme scheme. Each…
Kira Martin
Jan 30, 2022
Jewel House Ghazal
Jewel House Ghazal
Ghazal’s are poems that began long ago in the seventh-century and have certain rules. In the first couplet of a ghazal, a rhyme scheme and…
Sophie Eisenbach
Jan 29, 2022
The Silence of Communication: Daniel Hall’s “Souvenir”
The Silence of Communication: Daniel Hall’s “Souvenir”
The main message behind Daniel Hall’s “Souvenir” is that language can be a barrier to communication between individuals. Throughout the…
Morgan Graves
Jan 29, 2022
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